Urgent: Travel Document to Canada

[simpsonjos]

I am currently residing in the US on a work visa. We completed the landing on May 29th 2014 and applied for our PR cards and left Canada in 5 days. Our PR cards reached a trusted relative of ours. However, we got the cards only for me and my two children. Due to a minor error by the immigration officer, my wife's card went to a wrong address. We submitted a solemn declaration as advised by the call center.

However, my wife received a notice now to collect her PR card in person and she needs to travel to Calgary. We just have a less than 7 days to collect the card. We are planning to go in person to the Canadian consulate at New York to apply for a travel document. Will this cause any issue as we just stayed only for 5 days in Canada. We still have a lot of time to meet the residential obligation. I couldn't find any information on how long it takes to process?

Or should we avoid applying for the travel document and cross the border using the COPR? I would really appreciate if some one could provide some inputs on this if you had faced a similar situation.

 

[ttrajan]

If you go by car then COPR is sufficient. No need of travel document. If you travel by air then travel document is required.

 

[simpsonjos]

If you go by car then COPR is sufficient. No need of travel document. If you travel by air then travel document is required.

Thanks for your reply. I understand that we just need the COPR for crossing the border on a private vehicle. My question is can they refuse a travel document on the ground that we didn't stay for long. There is no issue with the card as the request is to collect it in person. How long does it typically take to process a travel document? I believe in some offices it can be issued in a day, and I couldn't find information on how long it takes in New York for a travel document

 

[ttrajan]

They will issue travel document. In Delhi it takes around one week thro VFS. No idea about in USA.